Idris Wase Don Talk Say Boko Haram Dey Inside Army Recruitment!

Jos, Plateau State – Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Idris Wase, don drop serious bombshell wey fit shake ground as e talk say some suspected Boko Haram members dey inside Nigerian Army and Police recruitment lists. E yarn this one during special plenary session wey dem hold about security matter for the country. Wase, wey represent Wase Federal Constituency for Plateau State under All Progressives Congress, don raise alarm say these bad guys wey dey infiltrate our security bodies na big wahala for national security.

Wase no carry mouth talk alone, he even call on Hon. Muktar Betara, wey be the current Chairman of the Committee on the Federal Capital Territory, to back am up. According to Wase, na so dem fit discover names of known Boko Haram members during recruitment exercises, plus say armed robbers and other criminals dey among those wey dey usually cleared for Army and Police. Na serious matter o!

“My brother and friend, the former Defence Committee Chairman, Hon Betara, go fit attest to this wahala. I don lose my brother, cousin, and nephew to terrorist attacks. No be small thing we dey face for North Central wey carry about 52 percent of the country’s security challenge,” Wase talk with serious face (we sabi say e no easy). E even share story of how one of his younger brothers dey beg make dem relocate am from their community wey dey experience too much violence.

Wase no just finish there, him talk say dem gatz review that presidential directive wey withdraw police officers from VIP protection duties. Even though we no fit dey argue the aim of this policy, Wase warn say dem need to define who dem wan protect well, so that important people no go dey exposed to unnecessary risk.

For the North West Caucus, Hon. Sada Soli don dey describe the region’s security issue as something wey dey “complex and layered,” blaming am on criminality, environmental pressures, weak governance, and economic wahala wey dey grow. E clear say na only kinetic response no go solve this problem, instead, we need combine security operations with governance reform, proper land and livestock management, plus economic development. “Lasting peace go only come if we fit rebuild trust in government and allow communities to be part of the solution,” Soli talk.

Meanwhile, Muktar Betara wey dey represent North East Caucus say their region don turn ground zero for terrorism and communal violence. E remember sad events like the 2015 Baga massacre and bomb blasts wey don take plenty lives of innocent civilians and security personnel. “Our challenges dey plenty, but if we fit coordinate our actions and show commitment, we fit restore confidence and stop this violence wey no dey stop,” Betara add.

Hon. Solomon Bob from South South dey vex as e lash out say since 1999, na leadership failure dem dey see from plenty administrations. E talk say dem dey negotiate with terrorists instead of enforcing law. “This na not just banditry, but severe crisis wey need serious attention,” he concluid.

Chairman of the House Committee on Women Affairs, Kafilat Ogbara, come join for the gist, as she complain about the heavy toll wey insecurity don take on women and children. She zero in on the recent mass abductions for Papiri and Kamba, saying these na clear breach of the state’s core obligation to protect lives and properties. Na wah o!